James Hay, Lord Hay

James Hay, Lord Hay (1797-16 June 1815) was an ensign in the 1st Foot Guards of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was killed at the Battle of Quatre Bras in 1815.

Biography
James Hay was born in 1797, the son of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll, and he became an ensign in the 1st Foot Guards of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Lord Hay served as aide-de-camp to General Peregrine Maitland, and, while attending the Duchess of Richmond's ball in Brussels on 15 June 1815, he fell in love with the Duchess' daughter Sarah. The two of them were formally engaged, and the Duchess asked the Duke of Wellington to ensure that Hay was not killed. Hay would fight at the Battle of Quatre Bras the next day, and he shouted, "Think on England, men, think on England!" before being struck in the head by a bullet and killed instantly.